Looking for Software Quality Assurance Sr. Analyst || San Francisco, CA (Hybrid- 2/3 days onsite)

TECHNOGEN, Inc. is a Proven Leader in providing full IT Services, Software Development and Solutions for 15 years. TECHNOGEN is a Small and Woman Owned Minority Business with GSA Advantage Certification. We have offices in VA; MD and Offshore development centers in India. We have successfully executed 100 projects for clients ranging from small business and non-profits to Fortune 50 companies and federal, state and local agencies. Hi, Greetings of the day! We are looking to Hire a Talented Professional for the below Job opportunity with one of our clients, If you're interested, please share your updated resume at your earliest convenience, and I'll be happy to provide more details about the role. Position: Software Quality Assurance Sr. Analyst Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid- 2/3 days onsite in a week) Duration: Long Term Contract Job Description: This role sits at the intersection of product understanding, test design, and technical analysis, working closely with developers and Software Development Engineers in Test (SDETs). Key Responsibilities: Design, maintain, and execute clear, structured test cases based on product specifications, acceptance criteria, and technical designs. Translate product requirements and implementation logic into meaningful test coverage, including edge cases and negative scenarios. Actively analyze defects: Reproduce issues reliably Investigate root causes Provide actionable insights to developers Collaborate closely with SDETs by: Providing input on test scenarios and system behavior Explaining business logic and edge cases Helping shape automation coverage strategy Ensure test work is visible and traceable within the development lifecycle by linking test cases, execution results, and defects to requirements, development tasks, and releases. Participate in refinement, grooming, and release discussions to ensure quality is built in early. Maintain accurate and up-to-date test documentation and execution results in TestRail. Track defects, test tasks, and quality risks using Azure Boards. Validate complex workflows typical to a cybersecurity SaaS platform (scans, reports, configurations, permissions, user flows). Core Skills and Mindset: 3 5 years of experience in software quality assurance. Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills. Ability to craft test cases from specifications, not just from UI behaviour. Comfortable reasoning about: Data flows State transitions Business rules Failure modes Confidence in debugging and issue analysis, including reading logs, inspecting responses, and isolating root causes. Clear communicator who can explain why something fails, not just that it fails. Collaboration and Process Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams. Comfortable working closely with: Developers Product managers SDETs Able to give structured input to automation efforts without needing to write automation themselves. Values quality as a shared responsibility, not a final gate. Tools and Technologies Test Management: TestRail Work Tracking: Azure Boards Testing Types: Functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing Nice to Have: API testing experience Basic understanding of test automation concepts (Playwright, API automation, CI pipelines) Experience with SaaS platforms, security products, or complex configuration-driven systems Ranjitha P | Sr. IT Recruiter ranjitha.p@technogeninc.com QA Testing-Security Testing-XML/SOAP UI